Hey everyone and welcome back to another many episode of Ask Dr. Hazel in these short

five minute episodes.

I answer questions submitted by you.

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Okay, so let's hear from this week's listener.

Hi Hazel, just a question about night shifts.

I wondered if you had any advice on the best foods to eat or to eat generally when you're

working a night shift.

Thanks so much.

This is such a good question and something that I'm asked all the time.

Okay, so when to eat and what to eat on a night shift.

So during the biological night, our body digests and metabolizes food much less efficiently

than during the day, pushing up glucose, insulin and cholesterol levels.

And so this can lead to poor health down the line if it's something that we're doing a

lot of the time.

So that's why it's important that we do think about what we're eating on night shifts.

Now practically speaking, we also need the right field to keep us alert and also perform

at our best.

So there's a couple of things that we need to consider.

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